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Community Health

It Takes A Village: New Health Program Brings Wellness, Cost Savings To Cities

Maggie Sieger
March 16, 2018
Cities around the country are struggling to treat America’s growing opioid crisis. But in the search for treatment they’re often skipping a crucial question: What happens to people after they go through a recovery program? Officials in Burlington, Vermont, a state where opioid-related deaths have nearly doubled since 2010, wondered if they could help keep their residents sober by working with them post-treatment.
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Innovation

Sensory Architecture Could Help Kids Suffering From Autism

Zach Mortice
January 25, 2017

Sean Ahlquist, assistant professor of architecture at the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Michigan, creates architecture, one of the few design mediums that requires full physical interaction, as a form of therapy for his 7-year-daughter who has autism spectrum disorder. “If we can improve motor skills, there is a correlation to creating opportunities for social interaction,” Ahlquist says.

 

 
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Boston

GE Gives $50 Million To Boston For Schools, Clinics And Job Training

Tomas Kellner
April 04, 2016
GE will give $50 million in philanthropic funding for schools, job training and healthcare to Boston, its new home.
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